Influence of measurement conditions on depth range and resolution of GPR images: The example of lowland valley alluvial fill (the Obra River, Poland)

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-14

  Słowik, Marcin ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alluvial deposits; Field experiment; GPR; River channels

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPTH RANGE; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FLOOD PLAINS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; GEORADARS; GPR IMAGES; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE COVER; LAND SURFACE; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL SETS; PARAMETER SETTING; RIVER CHANNELS; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; SMOOTH SURFACE; TIME WINDOWS;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); DEPOSITS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

RIVERS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODPLAIN; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RIVER CHANNEL;

LUBUSKIE; OBRA RIVER; POLAND;

EID: 84865718067     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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